My strangler says he loves me More than blood and flesh He's all skin and bone He's not a bad man, he's just human Sometimes he weeps inside of me Until he finds his death I wish he stayed the night But I know he'd lose his head My strangler keeps my ghouls away When I lie in my grave We dig our twisted minds I'm still unsure whose mouth bites whose nails Someday he'll finally gnaw my bowels And I will find my place For now he'll force my heart to feel Once in a while when I ask him to Choke me Roughly My strangler says he'd love me Even if I were someone free I've lived my life in chains And he knows what I mean Sometimes when the mind's been corrupted But your desire's real One's heart beats self-contained And falls right at your feet My strangler owns the darkest mind His soul is cold but bright Sometimes his head is burning And I'm the devil that holds the fire But in the end we're just pretenders Seeking a new skin For now I'll force his heart to feel Once in a while if I ask him to Choke me Roughly